CPCC Summer Theatre tells the tale of the street rat who became a prince. All your favorite characters from the hit Disney film – Aladdin, Jasmine, Iago, Jafar, the Genie and more – are in this musical adventure.

The Gastonia native – best known as the choir soloist in the 1985 film “The Color Purple” – can leave audiences mesmerized with her powerful, sultry, smooth voice. She’ll perform with the Ziad Jazz Quartet.

Sunday

This concert and 16th annual July 4 party features local music veterans Benji Hughes, whose latest album was released in February; rock ‘n’ roll band Temperance League; the Loose Lugnuts; and DJ Overcash.

The comedian is a regular on ABC sitcom “Black-ish,” had a role in the film “Barbershop: The Next Cut,” and will soon be seen in the TBS mystery-comedy “Angie Tribeca,” created by Nancy and Steve Carell.

Week ahead

Join for a patriotic celebration of Independence Day that will feature lectures, kids’ crafts, tours of the Hezekiah Alexander homesite and ringing of the American Freedom Bell.

Movie

‘The Secret Life of Pets’

Tue 7.5 In this animated family comedy – which takes place in a Manhattan apartment building – Max’s (voiced by Louis C.K.) life as a favorite pet is turned upside down when his owner brings home a sloppy mongrel named Duke (Eric Stonestreet). They have to put their quarrels behind when they find out that an adorable white bunny named Snowball (Kevin Hart) is building an army of abandoned pets determined to take revenge on all happy-owned pets and their owners. Rated PG. Opens July 8.

WIN PASSES: To enter a drawing for a pair of passes to the promo screening (7 p.m. Tuesday in south Charlotte), email CLT@charlotteobserver.com with “The Secret Life of Pets” in the subject line and your name, age and phone number in the body. Deadline: 11:59 p.m. Friday.

What do a jeweled crown, a cardboard cutout of Julie Andrews and a box of moon pies have in common? Spend the night with Dixie Longate, the fastest-talking Tupperware lady you’ll ever meet, to find out.

The collaboration between Eric Wilson, formerly of the band Sublime, and singer/guitarist Rome Ramirez. The group performs songs by Sublime, which was fronted by Bradley Nowell until his death in 1996.